#Inequality

Jenny Leong MP 梁珍妮

jennyleong

I am not cheering Biden’s win, but I am exhaling a massive sigh of relief that we don’t have 4 more years of Trump. I am also heartened that an

Ilan Goldenberg

ilangoldenberg

1. Been thinking more about potential long-term impacts of COVID-19 on our world. When this global catastrophe is over, there are 5 big questions that may determine if humanity comes

frog

filthycattle

1. Just gonna share some thoughts on the word "racism"Let's start with the fact that it's a made up word and concept and it was not a thing 100 years

Ezra Klein

ezraklein

I love this @AnnieLowrey jeremiad against the term "low-skill jobs." Those jobs aren't low-skill. They're low-wage, and calling them low-skill is a way of blaming often exploited workers for inequality

Khalis K

khalisk_

On inequality/privilege: the recent discussion resonates strongly with this book I've read: Michael Sandel's Tyranny of Merit. I'll highlight the key ideas here. TLDR: meritocracy & glorifying top educational institutions

Sam

samcjansen

This is really hard to watch but it shows the inequality and unfairness in George Floyd’s murder. George did not deserve to die, and the police took his chance of

Atif Mian

AtifRMian

The stock market is not the economy. In fact, rising stock market can be bad news for most!Annual rise in stock value1989-2017: 7.5%1966-1988: 1.6% Annual rise in corporate output1989-2017: 2.6%1966-1988:

Josh Wallaert

jwlrt

Personal news: after 10 years and a million words or two, I'm stepping down as an editor @PlacesJournal. Truly a dream job, working alongside the wonderful, perceptive Nancy Levinson, Deborah

Wokal Distance

wokal_distance

1/While activists disrupt, dismantle and deconstruct everything from art to tech, Corporations are going woke.Why? Because despite the woke rhetoric about "income inequality," there is ZERO ideological conflict between wokeness

JACS_Africa

AfricaJacs

Journal editors assembly point: Can we have a frank and open discussion about multiple authorship practices? In some disciplines this is the norm and even desirable, but I am talking

Zoé

ztsamudzi

I just find it so interesting that in all these chats about inequality and “how bad it’s going to be for Africa” none of these commentators have mentioned the regimes

Daphne M. Penn, PhD 💕💚

DaphneMPenn

People often describe applying for or winning competitive fellowships as a crapshoot. However, I think that’s only true after the initial round of reviews/at the shortlist phase. #phdchat #academictwitter 1/7

Prof Rachel Oliver 🐯

ProfRachelGaN

Really honoured to have had the opportunity to work with @OptoLia @HopeLouiseB and @erinmaochu within the framework of @tigerinstemm to write an article for Science in Parliament journal about "Racism,

Jurassic Mark

iamjurassicmark

Since everyone is part of #timstwitterlisteningparty for @pulp2011 "Different Class", I'm going to add my part. For me, Different Class is, alongside @ComingUp20 and "The Holy Bible" by @Manics an

Mike (How do I turn this on?)

MikeHowdoIturn1

So let's talk about eating the rich shall we?The term "Eat the Rich" is largely attributed to the French revolutionary philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. (1/6) The saying was first uttered however

Roy Ngerng 鄞義林

royngerng

Part of Taiwan's culture is characterized by exploitative behavior, and while it is by no means as bad as many countries, it is possibly one of the worst among advanced